Upon hearing the description of Oscar's new soul skill, Zhao Wuji was even more excited than Oscar himself. He fully understood just how powerful detoxification and the removal of all negative status effects could be.
Detoxification alone needed no further explanationit was straightforward.
But the ability to remove any negative effect, even if it only lasted five minutes, was profoundly significant. This skill had no level restriction, meaning that within battles between soul masters of the same rank, a five minute window could easily determine victory.
Negative status effects include conditions like stun, slow, weaken, charm, and many other strange debuffs.
Flander had once faced a soul master who specialized in such bizarre control type effects and had suffered greatly as a result.
"Oscar, you said you had another special gain?" Zhao Wuji asked, intrigued.
"Yes, Teacher Zhao," Oscar replied before Zhao Wuji could even praise him. "And it's not just a skill."
"A gain? Could it be a soul bone?" Zhao Wuji was visibly shocked.
Apart from a soul bone, he couldn't imagine anything else qualifying as a "special gain."
Oscar gave a knowing smile, barely able to contain the excitement on his face. He slowly raised his left hand. A skyblue soul force condensed into the shape of a sword his entire left arm transformed into a meterlong blade.
"Teacher Zhao, take this!" Oscar charged forward, slashing down with his transformed left arm. Zhao Wuji didn't catch it barehanded this time. Instead, he summoned his martial spirit. A pair of thick bear paws emerged and blocked Oscar's strike.
Even with his martial spirit active, Zhao Wuji felt a sting. He noticed white marks on his thick paws.
"So sharp?" Zhao Wuji was stunned internally.
"Oscar, what is this?" Zhao Wuji asked, still suspicious.
"Teacher Zhao, as you can seenot only did I acquire a powerful second soul skill, but I also gained a soul bone. And not just any soul bonethis is an external soul bone, which doesn't occupy one of the six main soul bone slots," Oscar explained joyfully.
"An external soul bone?!" Zhao Wuji was beyond surprised. Oscar was full of surprises today.
Zhao Wuji had heard of the legendary external soul bonesspecial bones that integrate fully with the soul master and evolve along with their power. With time, an external soul bone could rival even those of 100,000year quality.
Oscar had not only gained a powerful support skill but also an extremely offensive external soul bone. The skyblue sword formed from soul power seemed no weaker than the martial spirits of pure offensetype soul masters of the same level. This would become Oscar's killing move.
"Teacher Zhao, this external soul bone is fused into my left palm. I can feel that my arm's strength has increased significantly. Plus, it brought me an unexpected benefit," Oscar explained.
Since Zhao Wuji had already secured the area, Oscar felt safe enough to showcase his new abilities.
"I named this external soul bone the Sky Azure Spirit Jade Sword. It has two innate attributes: Condensation and Cutting. When activated, it increases my strength and attack power by 50%," Oscar said, brandishing the blade.
"Condensation compresses and concentrates my soul power into sword energy, giving it the power and hardness of a strong offensetype soul master of the same level. Cutting improves its offensive power and sharpness, surpassing normal offensetype soul masters," Oscar continued.
Zhao Wuji paused. It sounded impressive, but he needed to see it firsthand.
"Oscar, attack me again with your external soul bone. Let's test its power," Zhao Wuji instructed.
"With pleasure." Oscar also wanted to test the sword's limits.
Oscar's left arm was completely enveloped in skyblue soul power, forming the Spirit Jade Sword again. He charged straight at Zhao Wuji with a blade aura that was hard to defend against.
The sword clashed with Zhao Wuji's bear paw. Though he wasn't harmed, the stinging sensation each time confirmed the sword's extraordinary power.
Though Oscar had never trained in swordsmanship, he had studied Dragon Pattern Staff Technique under Li Yusong for almost three years. While not swordspecific, the training gave him enough foundation to wield the Sky Azure Spirit Jade Sword with grace and force, every strike sharp and purposeful.
Suddenly, Oscar shouted, "Teacher Zhao, be careful!"
Zhao Wuji saw Oscar's left arm lift straight up. The sword dissolved into glowing skyblue light, which scattered. Then, ten skyblue swords, each 1.2 meters long, formed around Oscar's arm.
"Damn!" Zhao Wuji was shocked. Is he using his external soul bone like a martial spirit?!
Oscar shouted, "Go!"
The ten swords shot out, surrounding Zhao Wuji, targeting his head, eyes, nose, ears, groinfullbody assault.
Zhao Wuji didn't take it lightly. He immediately activated his first soul skill: Immovable Vajra Body. With a loud bear roar, the swords were blocked and dissipated in midair.
Oscar quickly pulled out a Super Recovery Sausage from his soul tool and replenished his soul power. That last move had consumed half his soul energy.
Although it lacked the overwhelming presence of Sword Douluo Chen Xin's Ten Thousand Sword Return, Oscar's ten sword assault still packed serious power. Even Zhao Wuji needed to use a soul skill to defend.
It wasn't that Zhao Wuji couldn't defend without soul skillsat level 74, the gap between him and Oscar was vast. Even if Zhao Wuji stood there without using soul skills, Oscar's attack would barely scratch himperhaps singe some bear fur at best.
But he chose to use a soul skill because Oscar's attack angles were too tricky, and he also wanted to measure the skill's actual combat value.
"Oscar, this external soul bone is impressive it's practically a half martial spirit," Zhao Wuji praised. "That move's power is on par with, or maybe even stronger than, most offensetype soul masters at your level."
"I think the same, Teacher Zhao," Oscar replied with a smile, deactivating the sword. "With some proper development, I might even become a half offense soul master."
"Come on, let's return to the academy and give Flander the good news. He'll be thrilled," Zhao Wuji laughed.
The two began their journey back, Oscar riding a wave of excitement.
He recalled how in his past life, reading the original story, he had marveled at how lucky Tang San wasobtaining the Eight Spider Lances external soul bone at level 30. But now? Maybe he was the chosen one in this life.
Getting such a powerful and stylish external soul bone after just his second soul ring how could Oscar not be ecstatic?
Most importantly, this bone fixed his biggest weakness: low combat power in the early stages.
Though the Sky Azure Spirit Jade Sword couldn't absorb soul rings like an actual martial spirit, its two abilities Condensation and Cutting meant that, if developed properly, Oscar might eventually gain offensive power on par with same level offense type soul masters.
Of course, Oscar hadn't received formal sword training, so achieving that vision would require ongoing drills and experimentation.
Still, with this new offensive capability, his path forward had already become far smoother.Upon hearing the description of Oscar's new soul skill, Zhao Wuji was even more excited than Oscar himself. He fully understood just how powerful detoxification and the removal of all negative status effects could be.
Detoxification alone needed no further explanationit was straightforward.
But the ability to remove any negative effect, even if it only lasted five minutes, was profoundly significant. This skill had no level restriction, meaning that within battles between soul masters of the same rank, a five minute window could easily determine victory.
Negative status effects include conditions like stun, slow, weaken, charm, and many other strange debuffs.
Flander had once faced a soul master who specialized in such bizarre control type effects and had suffered greatly as a result.
"Oscar, you said you had another special gain?" Zhao Wuji asked, intrigued.
"Yes, Teacher Zhao," Oscar replied before Zhao Wuji could even praise him. "And it's not just a skill."
"A gain? Could it be a soul bone?" Zhao Wuji was visibly shocked.
Apart from a soul bone, he couldn't imagine anything else qualifying as a "special gain."
Oscar gave a knowing smile, barely able to contain the excitement on his face. He slowly raised his left hand. A skyblue soul force condensed into the shape of a sword his entire left arm transformed into a meterlong blade.
"Teacher Zhao, take this!" Oscar charged forward, slashing down with his transformed left arm. Zhao Wuji didn't catch it barehanded this time. Instead, he summoned his martial spirit. A pair of thick bear paws emerged and blocked Oscar's strike.
Even with his martial spirit active, Zhao Wuji felt a sting. He noticed white marks on his thick paws.
"So sharp?" Zhao Wuji was stunned internally.
"Oscar, what is this?" Zhao Wuji asked, still suspicious.
"Teacher Zhao, as you can seenot only did I acquire a powerful second soul skill, but I also gained a soul bone. And not just any soul bonethis is an external soul bone, which doesn't occupy one of the six main soul bone slots," Oscar explained joyfully.
"An external soul bone?!" Zhao Wuji was beyond surprised. Oscar was full of surprises today.
Zhao Wuji had heard of the legendary external soul bonesspecial bones that integrate fully with the soul master and evolve along with their power. With time, an external soul bone could rival even those of 100,000year quality.
Oscar had not only gained a powerful support skill but also an extremely offensive external soul bone. The skyblue sword formed from soul power seemed no weaker than the martial spirits of pure offensetype soul masters of the same level. This would become Oscar's killing move.
"Teacher Zhao, this external soul bone is fused into my left palm. I can feel that my arm's strength has increased significantly. Plus, it brought me an unexpected benefit," Oscar explained.
Since Zhao Wuji had already secured the area, Oscar felt safe enough to showcase his new abilities.
"I named this external soul bone the Sky Azure Spirit Jade Sword. It has two innate attributes: Condensation and Cutting. When activated, it increases my strength and attack power by 50%," Oscar said, brandishing the blade.
"Condensation compresses and concentrates my soul power into sword energy, giving it the power and hardness of a strong offensetype soul master of the same level. Cutting improves its offensive power and sharpness, surpassing normal offensetype soul masters," Oscar continued.
Zhao Wuji paused. It sounded impressive, but he needed to see it firsthand.
"Oscar, attack me again with your external soul bone. Let's test its power," Zhao Wuji instructed.
"With pleasure." Oscar also wanted to test the sword's limits.
Oscar's left arm was completely enveloped in skyblue soul power, forming the Spirit Jade Sword again. He charged straight at Zhao Wuji with a blade aura that was hard to defend against.
The sword clashed with Zhao Wuji's bear paw. Though he wasn't harmed, the stinging sensation each time confirmed the sword's extraordinary power.
Though Oscar had never trained in swordsmanship, he had studied Dragon Pattern Staff Technique under Li Yusong for almost three years. While not swordspecific, the training gave him enough foundation to wield the Sky Azure Spirit Jade Sword with grace and force, every strike sharp and purposeful.
Suddenly, Oscar shouted, "Teacher Zhao, be careful!"
Zhao Wuji saw Oscar's left arm lift straight up. The sword dissolved into glowing skyblue light, which scattered. Then, ten skyblue swords, each 1.2 meters long, formed around Oscar's arm.
"Damn!" Zhao Wuji was shocked. Is he using his external soul bone like a martial spirit?!
Oscar shouted, "Go!"
The ten swords shot out, surrounding Zhao Wuji, targeting his head, eyes, nose, ears, groinfullbody assault.
Zhao Wuji didn't take it lightly. He immediately activated his first soul skill: Immovable Vajra Body. With a loud bear roar, the swords were blocked and dissipated in midair.
Oscar quickly pulled out a Super Recovery Sausage from his soul tool and replenished his soul power. That last move had consumed half his soul energy.
Although it lacked the overwhelming presence of Sword Douluo Chen Xin's Ten Thousand Sword Return, Oscar's ten sword assault still packed serious power. Even Zhao Wuji needed to use a soul skill to defend.
It wasn't that Zhao Wuji couldn't defend without soul skillsat level 74, the gap between him and Oscar was vast. Even if Zhao Wuji stood there without using soul skills, Oscar's attack would barely scratch himperhaps singe some bear fur at best.
But he chose to use a soul skill because Oscar's attack angles were too tricky, and he also wanted to measure the skill's actual combat value.
"Oscar, this external soul bone is impressive it's practically a half martial spirit," Zhao Wuji praised. "That move's power is on par with, or maybe even stronger than, most offensetype soul masters at your level."
"I think the same, Teacher Zhao," Oscar replied with a smile, deactivating the sword. "With some proper development, I might even become a half offense soul master."
"Come on, let's return to the academy and give Flander the good news. He'll be thrilled," Zhao Wuji laughed.
The two began their journey back, Oscar riding a wave of excitement.
He recalled how in his past life, reading the original story, he had marveled at how lucky Tang San wasobtaining the Eight Spider Lances external soul bone at level 30. But now? Maybe he was the chosen one in this life.
Getting such a powerful and stylish external soul bone after just his second soul ring how could Oscar not be ecstatic?
Most importantly, this bone fixed his biggest weakness: low combat power in the early stages.
Though the Sky Azure Spirit Jade Sword couldn't absorb soul rings like an actual martial spirit, its two abilities Condensation and Cutting meant that, if developed properly, Oscar might eventually gain offensive power on par with same level offense type soul masters.
Of course, Oscar hadn't received formal sword training, so achieving that vision would require ongoing drills and experimentation.
Still, with this new offensive capability, his path forward had already become far smoother.
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